Y:LaD is a game I've given far more chances than any sane person in my shoes would. As the newest entry in a franchise I love, I so badly want to adore it like everyone else. But 40 hours and several rage quits later, I just... can't. The final nail in the coffin being 12 hours of gameplay over the last 2 days to PREPARE for grinding only to still be struggling after consulting 20+ guides and articles to get me into a position where I can just HOPE to get my playthrough back on track, only to then grind hours to play another 80 or so hours of a game I just really don't like, all so I can say I've done it like everyone around me. I can't. This is where I officially throw the towel in. I'm aware that according to everyone this game is easy and this is a skill issue blah blah and writing a post like this won't help me, but I've done everything I can to try and get to grips with this game, and I just still feel lost, stuck and confused. Trying to enjoy this game or even just scrape through it has genuinely put me through mental turmoil. Call it weak, I don't care, but it's time I help myself and say "that's enough" and just read a plot synopsis ahead of LaD Gaiden. Still love the series, and its brawler entries, despite what'd come across I do even like RPGs, just... not this one.

I hope 8 has difficulty settings so I can just set it easy and bypass all this shit (Judgment literally has a mode where the game plays itself, why can this game not have difficulty settings below normal??). Without this, I'm now locked out of one of my all-time favourite series.